Afang Surname
Approximately 947 people bear this surname
Afang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 475 | 1:372,932 | 19,880 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Cameroon | 121 | 1:171,645 | 18,315 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 36 | 1:31,546 | 134 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afang (355) may also be a first name.
Afang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afang (Marathi: अफंग) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 377,345th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,695,402 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Afang reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 462,374th most common first name worldwide, borne by 355 people.
The last name Afang is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 372,932. In Nigeria Afang is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 65 percent reside, Kaduna, where 12 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Afang exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afang in the Marathi language | ||
| अफंग | aphanga | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afang
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